Cranford

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UK/ˈkɹænfəd/

proper noun

A suburb in Greater London, on the boundary between the boroughs of Hillingdon and Hounslow (OS grid ref TQ1072).

OriginOld English cran →
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Meanings

proper nounCranford (countable and uncountable, plural Cranfords)

plural Cranfords

  1. countableuncountableA suburb in Greater London, on the boundary between the boroughs of Hillingdon and Hounslow (OS grid ref TQ1072).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Woolfardisworthy parish, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS3421).
  3. countableuncountableA civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering district, that includes Cranford St Andrew and Cranford St John.
  4. countableuncountableA small village in the north of County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref C 1933).
  5. countableuncountableA township in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
  6. countableuncountableA community in the Municipal District of Taber, Alberta, Canada.
  7. countableuncountableA surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcran“crane”
  2. EnglishCranford

From Old English cran (“crane”) + ford.

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APA

Cranford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cranford

MLA

“Cranford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cranford. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cranford,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cranford.

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